Open
$42,206
Close
$41,462
Return
-1.76%
Net Flow
+839 BTC
Volume
44,850 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.04

Summary

On Saturday, July 31, 2021, Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.76%) to $41,462. Net flow: +839 BTC — buyers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for July 31, 2021

BTC price (blue) and trading volume (cyan bars) per minute. Session shading: Asia (gold 00-08 UTC), Europe (green 08-14), US (red 14-00).

Flow Analysis

The -0.41 flow-price correlation reveals a mismatch — buyers crossed the spread aggressively, but price still fell -1.76%. Passive supply overwhelmed active demand.

Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 21 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 7.2σ), spread across 00:17–23:55 UTC. The 529 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

Cumulative flow vs return for July 31, 2021

Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.

Session Breakdown

Strip out Asia and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 65% of the net flow (800 BTC buying).

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+925 BTC), sellers dominated late (-86 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -1.58%, Europe -0.38%, US +0.19% — with Asia doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.58% 800 BTC 65%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.38% 231 BTC 19%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.19% -192 BTC 16%
Buy vs sell volume for July 31, 2021

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

Nothing unusual for a bull-regime day. The -1.76% return was consistent with the period's average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-divergence flow-reversal asia-dominated

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